Year of the Lion

Vision Awareness Month
Lions Membership Growth Month
Leo Membership Growth Month

October 1

• Peace Poster Contest kits purchasing deadline from the Lions International Shop
• LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in January 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the SightFirst Advisory Committees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, Lions Quest and SightFirst grants. (Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.)

October 10-16

• "Celebrate Community" is a week-long event in October that promotes joint service projects among the incredible members of Lions International, Kiwanis International, Optimist International and Rotary International. Join the celebration!  

October 14

• World Sight Day

October 23

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Kathmandu, Nepal

October 24

• United Nations Day

October 28-31

• International Board of Directors Meetings (San Diego, California, USA)

October 30

• New Voices nominations due for first quarter recognition

October 31

• Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to Lions Clubs International

Diabetes Awareness Month

November 1

• Registration opens for Lions Day with the United Nations

November 6

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Brisbane, Australia

November 13

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Christchurch, New Zealand

November 15

• Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning Peace Poster (per contest) to the district governor
• Leo October Membership Growth Award Nominations Due

November 20

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Johannesburg, South Africa

November 27-30

• OSEAL Forum (canceled)

December 1

• Postmark deadline for a district governor to send their one winning Peace Poster and/or Peace Essay to the multiple district council chairperson. A district not belonging to a multiple district must send their one Peace Poster and/or one Peace Essay directly to Brand & Creative at Lions Clubs International Headquarters.

December 5

• International Leo Day

December 11

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Mumbai, India

December 15

• Postmark deadline for multiple district council chairpersons to send their one winning Peace Poster and/or Peace Essay to Brand & Creative at Lions Clubs International

December 15-18

• ISAME Forum (Virtual)

December 26

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Calgary, AB, Canada
• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Frankfurt, Germany

Hunger Awareness Month

January 11

• Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)

January 12-18

• LCIF Board of Trustee Meetings (Virtual)

January 15

• Peace Poster Kits go on sale in the Lions International Shop
• New Voices nominations due for second quarter recognition

January 19-22

• FOLAC Forum (Bucaramanga, Colombia)

January 22

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Lima, Peru

January 23

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Tunis, Tunisia

January 28

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Nairobi, Kenya

January 30

• Applications due for Faculty Development Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

February 1

• LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in May 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, and Lions Quest grants. (Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.)

February 5

• Application due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

February 11

• Joint meeting between LCI Board of Directors and LCIF Board of Trustees (Virtual)

February 12

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Shanghai, China

February 16-17

• Lions Day with the United Nations Day (Nairobi, Kenya)

February 28 - March 20

• 2022 Virtual FVDG/DGE Seminar - Multiple live virtual sessions

March 1-20

• 2022 Virtual FVDG/DGE Seminar (continued from February 28) - Multiple live virtual sessions

March 2

• Applications due for the Lions Certified Instructor Program in Brisbane, Australia

March 8

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Brussels, Belgium

March 11

• 44th Annual Lions Day with the United Nations

March 11-13

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Mumbai, India)

March 16

• Applications due for the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Brisbane, Australia

March 24-26

• Mediterranean Lions Conference (Tunis, Tunisia)

March 25-28

• Lions Certified Instructor Program (Kathmandu, Nepal)

March 26-28

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Calgary, Canada)

Environmental Awareness Month
Family & Friends Month
Leo Club Awareness Month

April 22-25

• Lions Certified Instructor Program (Lima, Peru)
• International Board of Directors Meeting (Kona, Hawaii, USA)

April 23-25

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Tunis, Tunisia)

April 28 - May 1

• Lions Certified Instructor Program (Nairobi, Kenya)

April 30

• Worldwide Induction Day (WWID) is an exciting global membership celebration held annually on the last Saturday in April to unite clubs around the world in welcoming new members. 

April 30 - May 2

• Faculty Development Institute (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Strengthen Membership Month

May 1

• LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in August 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the SightFirst Advisory Committees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, Lions Quest and SightFirst grants. Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.

May 10

• Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)

May 11-13

• LCIF Board of Trustees Meetings (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)

May 15-18

• Lions Hill Day (Washington, D.C.)

May 20-23

• Lions Certified Instructor Program (Brisbane, Australia)

May 27-29

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Brisbane, Australia)

June 6-8

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Brussels, Belgium)

June 19-23

• International Board of Directors Meetings (Montréal, Quebec, Canada)

June 23-24

• FVDG/DGE Seminar in Montreal

June 24-28

• 104th Lions Clubs International Convention in Montréal

July 15

• Last day to enter Lion and Leo service activities for the 2021-2022 year

August 8

• Long Range Planning Committee Meeting

August 9

• Executive Committee Meeting

August 10-12

• LCIF Board of Trustees Meeting

August 12

• SightFirst Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting

August 15

• Deadline for club service chairpersons and Leo club presidents to electronically send one nomination to the District Global Service Team coordinator for the Kindness Matters Service Award
• Top Ten Youth Camps and Exchange Chairperson Award nominations due to Lions International

August 18

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) in Los Angeles, CA, USA

August 25

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) in Recife, Brazil
• Applications due for Faculty Development Institute (FDI) in Porto, Portugal

August 31

• Club Excellence Award Applications for the 2021-2022 are due
• District Excellence Award Applications for 2021-2022 are due
• Zone and Region Award applications are due for the 2021-2022 Lions Year
• Deadline for the Fast Start special initiative.

September 3

• Applications due for Faculty Development Institute (FDI) in Perth, Australia

September 8

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) in Denpasar, Bali
• Applications due for Faculty Development Institute (FDI) in Santiago, Chile

September 10

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) in Budapest, Hungary

September 11-17 

• "Celebrate Community" is a week-long initiative that promotes joint service projects among the incredible members of Lions International, Kiwanis International, Optimist International and Rotary International. Start planning a project now and be sure to invite another service club to join you!

September 15

• Deadline for District Global Service Team coordinator to electronically send one nomination to the Multiple District Global Service Team coordinator for Kindness Matter Service Award

September 15-17

• USA/Canada Forum (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

September 16

• 2022-2023 GAT Success Story Funding submission platform opens

September 16-18

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) for CA VIII in Marrakesh, Morocco

September 22-25

• ANZI-Pacific Forum (Cairns, Australia)

September 23-25

• Faculty Development Institute (FDI) for CA I & II in Ottawa, ON, Canada

Vision Awareness Month
Lions Membership Growth Month
Leo Membership Growth Month

Diabetes Awareness Month